Title | History of the Peloponnesian War |
Author | Thucydides |
Date | 5th, 4th Cen.B.C. |
Original text |
τὸ γὰρ ἔθνος μέγα μὲν εἶναι τὸ τῶν Αἰτωλῶν καὶ μάχιμον, οἰκοῦν δὲ κατὰ κώμας ἀτειχίστους, καὶ ταύτας διὰ πολλοῦ, καὶ σκευῇ ψιλῇ χρώμενον οὐ χαλεπὸν ἀπέφαινον, πρὶν ξυμβοηθῆσαι, καταστραφῆναι. ἐπιχειρεῖν δ’ ἐκέλευον πρῶτον μὲν Ἀποδωτοῖς, ἔπειτα δὲ Ὀφιονεῦσι καὶ μετὰ τούτους Εὐρυτᾶσιν, ὅπερ μέγιστον μέρος ἐστὶ τῶν Αἰτωλῶν, ἀγνωστότατοι δὲ γλῶσσαν καὶ ὠμοφάγοι εἰσίν, ὡς λέγονται·
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Source |
H. S. Jones, J. E. Powell, Thucydidis historiae, Bd. 1, Buch I-IV.
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Source of translation | P. Landmann, Thukydides: Geschichte des Peloponnesischen Krieges, Bd. 1, Buch I-IV. |
Instances | Thuc. 3,98,2armament of the Aetolians
; Thuc. 3,97,1Aetolians easy to defeat
; Arist. Fr. 8,508 (Rose) = Schol. Lyc. Alex. 799Eurytanians
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Descriptor | armament, language, mentality, eating and drinking, settlement history |
Coverage | Aetolia |
Ethnic Groups | Aetolians |
Editor | Anna Trattner-Handy |
Permalink | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:ethnos.297 |